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A08884	The third and last part of Palmerin of England Enterlaced with the loues and fortunes of many gallant knights and ladies: a historie full of most choise and sweet varietie. VVritten in Spanish, Italian, and French, and translated into English by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 3. English.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.; Morais, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.	1602 (1602)	STC 19165; ESTC S113981	380,825	588

boate as if the old 〈…〉 extremitie of weight to sinck vn● 〈…〉 ●ereof prouoking his patience 〈…〉 What wilt thou doo thou foolish olde man Forbeare to sinck my boate least I take thée by the beard and cast thee head-long into the Iland This beard of mine answered the olde man shall put thée to more paine then thou art aware of and rising vp against him he spredde his beard abroade in such a large compasse that twise the length of a mans arme it equalled euery way and looke wheresoeuer it toucht Primaleon it sette his Armour on fire in the same place which fire hauing continued some little space would then againe extinguish of it selfe The Knight heereat grew greatly displeased yet reputed it no lesse then basest villanie to draw his sword on an aged man and flight on the contrary was as shameful wherfore taking vp a little club that lay by him and there-with bearing backe his beard when he offerd it toward him the old man at length was so mad angry that leaping vppon Primaleons backe he wound his long beard about his neck and set such a flame about his head that the olde man starting from him for safetie of himselfe left the Knight in such a wonderfull perrill as Aliarte himselfe was fearefull of his death But the flame being extinct and Primaleon wel perceiuing that all the olde mans power consisted in his beard he drew his sword and there-with cut it close by his chinne where-upon the olde man fell downe bereft of his sences and y e fire which in this bickering had caught hold on his Armour immediatly vanished Beeing thus at libertie from any impeachment he cast out another corded hooke which likewise linckt fast about abarre of the Cage so that now by helpe of both the ropes hee could drawe himselfe the néerer to it but as hee busily thus bestowed his time the great Fish which at first made proffer of ouer-turning the boate leapt now into it lading it with such an incredible poyse that euery minute it stoode vpon the sincking The Fish opening a wide huge mouth swallowed vp the old man aliue lustie which some-what terrifying the thoughts of Primaleon séeing himselfe in so helplesse a place where hee knew not how to imploy his paines but either he must ouercome that monstrous Fish or serue for foode to his vnsatiable mawe or else be drowned by his boates sinking made him step forward with his prepared weapon deliuering many sharpe strokes at the Fishes mouth which still kept wide open as ready to deuoure him and albeit he vsed his vttermost force yet such was the Fishes strong pressure vpon him that in despight of what soeuer he could doo he swallowed him vp as before he did the old man and he felt such pinching gripes in his throats passage as now he could build on no assurance of life Neuerthelesse by the Knights mighty stirring and striking about him at last he grapled holde on the olde mans chinne againe which lay against the very tendrest part of the Fishes belly and there the Knight so labourd with his dagger that at last he made a large wide passage out at which hee slipt very easily and after him came foorth a Beast somewhat bigger then a dogge but of such a strange deformed shape as he could not imagine of what kinde he was this beast caught the great Fish by one of his finnes and cast him out of the Boate into the water but such was the danger of the Boate in the Fishes turning ouer that the Boate was ready to sinke flat downe This feare beeing ouer-blowne and the Boate in better estate of stayednesse the beast began proudly to walke vp and downe and Primaleon still expecting when he should be assayled was not vnready in the like to the beast and blowes he felt to light vppon him selfe but euer when hee returned requitall he sawe the beast to leape euery where about him but no stroke of his to fasten vppon him so that Primaleon very much wearied with labouring thus in vaine the more willingly desired to sitte downe and rest him but then the beast leapt very swiftly about him and the beast hauing the pawes of a Lyon as also the tushes of a wilde Boare had rent off some part of his Armour beneath and with his téeth hurt him vppon the right thigh The strife thus continued betwéene them for two houres space with no meane vexation and trouble to Primaleon who perceauing the beast to offende him so harmfully with his teeth and pawes concluded vpon a quick speedy dispatch of life or else to break through the Ice of the dangerous enterprise Which he could not accomplish while he kept vppon his féet wherefore he fell flat on his back all a-long expecting when the beast should offer to make his seazure to kill him As he thus lay awayting his aduantage with no silly care to auoyde the beasts dangerous proffers he gaue a foorth-right thrust with his sword which happening full into the beasts mouth cutte quite in sunder his longest teeth and many of the other beside so that they falling out of his mouth on the ground and the beast thus despoyled of his chiefest Armour with his feet kept a treading on the throat of Primaleon wounding him in diuers places very daungerously But because hee scorned to be slaine in so seruile a manner his hopes thereby ayming at much better successe he recouered footing againe making many gallant assaults for dispatch of y e beast who being defeated of his teeth could not annoy him so much as he did before for nowe his best fight consisted in his formost feete which the beast lifting vp both together to seaze on the Knight withall with a glenting stroke he smote them off both together which making the body to réele about confusedly at last it tumbled into the water Now began the Sea to swell in such sort that the boat was driuen neere to the Rock and was iust vnder the Cage of Aliarte Heere giue me leaue to tell you that the wizzard himselfe stood now doubtfull of two apparant perils one of them least the rough winds agitation should breake the Cage against the Rock mooued by the continuall force vpon the water the other least the boate should strike so strongly against it as driuing it from the fixed hold might presently drown it whereupon Aliarte cried out to Primaleon with his hooks ropes to hold off a while because the last proof remained yet vnattempted that perhaps wold fal out to be y e worst of al. Primaleon who could not but be wondrously weary with so long labour being now scarse able to fetch his breath sate downe to rest himselfe a little but fearing least his wounds would grow starke and chillie he iudgd it better for him to walke vp and downe the boate his minde still seriously labourd busied how he should get the Cage from the cliffe So long his thoughts were thus imployed till

he would more gladly haue parted with his life then vse any base meanes for safetie thereof yet séeing his head in this sort disarmed it coulde not but make him the more warie of himselfe wherefore auoyding the blood-houndes so well as he could and the Knights assaults which grew troublesome to him hee found that he had no loytering worke in hand For such was the agilitie both of the houndes and the Knight as they got aduantage still on him but he could not fasten a blow vppon them yet grew they at length to retire from his strokes and hee shunning a dangerous proffer of the Axe followed the houndes as they tooke toward the Pallace intending to accomplish some noble act or else to die in the height of his presumption And as the Knight came vppon him with the Axe with a full intent to haue cleft his head the hounds caught holde on the lappets of his Armour and hald him forward so confusedly as at last he was drawne within y e Pallace wherof the Knight beeing very ioyfull that he had him within compasse of the enchauntment hee came to Arguto with these speeches Be not offended Sir Knight that thou art thus brought into this Pallace for héere thou shalt sée the richest beauty of the world and it may be thy good happe to be possessor thereof Arguto perswading himselfe that he meant the beautifull Victoria tooke this as a happy welcome to him and answered To me Sir can come no greater good fortune then so rare a beautie as you haue spoken of which I am the more desirous to behold to know whether it be shée or no that is the onely cause of my trauaile Euen shee it is replied the Knight and for your better assurance héerein goe along with me and you shall sée her So walking onward into a Chamber hee there beheld the faire Victoria and as he offered amourous parlance and seruice to her she vanished from him leauing him so full of passionate tormentings that now hee wisht himselfe hand to hand with Primaleon to try which of them could best deserue her In that very instant came Floraman to him who by meanes of the enchauntment had no knowledge of him neither Arguto had any of him and thus wrought Velonna because they should not combate together by reason the nature of the enchauntment was such that so soone as any mans blood was spilt in the Pallace immediatly the enchauntment ceassed So fell they into kinde communication each of them so déepely affected to the Ladie that they thought each houre a yeere till some errant Knight came to contend with them for so rich a Iewell eyther of them accounting her absolutely his owne in this oppinion there let vs leaue them CHAP. LXVI Howe Florian still pursuing in quest of his daughter was vnwittingly brought to the pallace of Queene Melia. AFter Florian was departed among the rest from the I le of Carderia in search of his Daughter he came one morning earlie to the Sea-coast where hée espied a great Fish halfe way vppon the grauell and drawing néerer to beholde it more perfectly hee was suddenly caught vp betwéen a griping paire of tallants which in the water serued the Fishe as finnes to swim withall and on Land for legges and feete to goe vppon This strange Fishe casting Florian vppon his broade backe ranne swiftlie with him into the Sea to his no little amazement at the first but when hee saw the Fishe to beare him aboue the water hee grewe the lesse doubtfull but expected what might be the end of this aduenture The Fish floating on with the swiftest speed that euer was séen hee beheld a Griffon come flying from a Mountaine that houered aboue him a little while and snatching him vp at last in her tallants carried and sette him vppon the firme land Walking on musing alone by himselfe at last he came in fight of the Marble Pallace which yet was perfect in his remembrance and shaping his course toward it Arguto was the first that espyed him who beeing wondrous ioyfull to see his Ladies Father went foorth to meete him hoping by his meanes to compasse his earnest desire Being come together Florian demaunded of him what he did there whereto Arguto returning no aunswere conducted him onward to the Pallace telling him that the Lady Victoria was there which reuiued Florians spirits so cheerfully that he mended his pace to come where shee was and entring into a Chamber did there behold her but when as a Father he would haue embraced her the enchauntment altered his minde in such manner that hee would permit no man to come thether to carry his Daughter from that place Passing the time in this determination with much entercourse of kindnes betwixt him Arguto and Florian at last Oliuanto hapned thether who albeit he was not enamoured of Victoria yet to finish an aduenture of so high estéeme his forwarde desires had drawne him into those parts But here you must remember the aged King where he vndertooke his painfull enterprise by him indeed he was guided to this Iland for if you remember hee then foretold him that hee should suffer diuers disastrous chaunces by him before he could compasse his faire Auriana He being entred into the Pallace m●t first with Floraman who knowing Oliuanto to be no riuall of his right curteouslie welcomd him and brought him where he beheld Victoria but by reason his affection was elswhere setled he made no ceremonious regard of her only the enchauntment restrained him from parting thence with this perswasion that there he should accomplish some weightie enterprise Not many houres had past through Times sandie glasse but Tarnaes of Lacedemonia chaunced thether he being likewise frée from any affection to Victoria And because Drusa Velonna verily intended the vtter ruine of the Grecian Monarchie in short while shee drewe thether all the gallant young Knights and would haue preuailed in like manner vppon Florendos the Emperour Primaleon Don Edwarde and the rest but that the wizzard Aliarte finding the heauens now more auspicious to him and his arte to apprehend directer course then before thwarted her disseignes by interposing the young and hardie Primaleon whom in despight of all that euer shee could doo hee directed to that course Which the Witch perceiuing and that he onely would finish the aduenture shee stroue to send him into the remotest parts of the world till she had gotten into her custodie the chiefe warriours defenders of Christendome which then might fall the easier into the Pagans possession And shee grounded this purpose of her on the sonne of Albayzar who as you haue heard before was closely carried away from the Princesse Targiana and béeing nowe growne a good hardie Knight was created and enstalled Soldane of Babilon and youthfull courage daily prouokte him to compasse reuenge for his Fathers death with mighty hatred to his Mother for marrying him that slew her husband and confidently he builded on Velonnaes

thée right nobly accomplished for I am the man that made this Sepulcher hoping to haue had y e whole world wonder at it but errour beguild me and baffuld the height of my chiefest hopes for Alexander dying so farre hence and his absolute rule deuided into foure faire Monarchies I forthwith framed this enchauntment to the end no mortall eye might euer behold it But thou art come and hast disappointed my determination which as it cuts the threed of my life so shall it inflict this punishment vpon thée that thou shalt neuer haue her whom thy heart longs most after And this beside I tell thée that all my dessignment is not frustrated by thée for in this Tombe shall be buried the only vertuous and renowmed Emperour that euer the future ages shall affoord hauing thus spoken he died and immediatly the noise of Hammers ceased Arguto was displeased at this sad prognostication concerning his Loue but such was his present ioy for his victorie as hee suffered other thoughts the easier to passe his remembrance and searching further about the Sepulcher at last he espied two huge Giants of yron with each a mightie Hammer in his hand whereby he gathered that their knocking had maintained the enchauntment So finding nothing else there to doo for him he prepared to part thence when presently he beheld his Squire to enter bringing him such prouision as he could get because he thought his Lord had neede of refreshing when the Squire had bound vp his wounds receaued in the fight they sate downe to eate and afterward betooke them selues to rest where a while wee must leaue them returning nowe to Palmerin and Primaleon CHAP. LXII Howe Palmerin so soone as his hurts were healed went straite to Constantinople And howe Primaleon went to the Perillous I le and what happed afterward for deliuerie of the wizzard Aliarte PAlmerin hauing recouered his health in such manner that hee was well able to weare his Armour tooke a kinde fare-well of his Nephew Primaleon and parted alone from him very much discontented in his minde to sée the only palme of valour which hee supposed to be borne by none but himselfe trans-ferred nowe vnto another which made him desirous once more to approoue his Nephew for a more absolute and cléere distinguishment which of them was most to be estéemed in chiualrie for the Knights in those times were so addicted to fame and reputation that for purchase thereof they respected neither parentage friendship nor ought else whatsoeuer In these distempred thoughts he iournied toward Constantinople where béeing arriued he was by the Emperour and all the other great Lords and Princesses so louinglie welcommed as his noble vertues right worthily merrited but more especially and indeede as it ought to be his wife entertained him with all gracious kindnesse acquainting him now with an important matter which at his late secrete being there was thought meete to be concealed I meane the trechery of Tamerco and how far hee preuailed in her carriage thence which raised such a wrathful spleene in Palmerin as presentlie he determined Tamercoes death And séeing him by chaunce passe thorow the Hall he ranne vpon him with his weapon drawne where but that his Cosin Oltrando stept suddenly betwéene them of whose well-deseruing Palmerin made great regard Tamercoes life had there perrished and this happened to be the occasion that mooued these two Indians to practise theyr flight thence as héereafter more at large shall be declared Leaue wee Palmerin awhile héere to ease and rest himselfe and let vs speake now of Primaleon who iournying toward the Perillous I le and riding the way which to himselfe séemed most conuenient at the entrance of a Wood he espied Dorina as attending there for him whereof he was not a little ioyfull because by her he might compasse the better meanes in vnderstanding what appertained to the enchauntment wherein the wise Aliarte was detained which indéede was of such powerfull strength as without her helpe he could neuer haue compassed the end thereof Dorina riding along with him fell into this discoursing that it best became him now to omit all other néedlesse occasions and ride directly to the I le whereas Aliarte was imprisoned to ioyne there with happy opportunitie while Drusa Velonna beeing now else-where very seriously busied could not interpose herselfe to crosse his purpose So riding on along the Sea-coast they came at last to a Castell there builded on the shoare where they made a newe deuised kinde of boate with a broade bottome two large paces in widenes the sides very low for such imployment as shall be reported then prouiding himselfe of hammers and grapling yrons to open the strong made Cage as also certaine great sharpe hookes made after no common or ordinarie manner with great strong ropes fast knit 〈◊〉 them hauing put all his prouision aboard and leau● 〈◊〉 ●rina at the Castell away hee went in his boa● 〈…〉 his no little wonder did cut through the 〈…〉 ●ding swiftnes Primaleon béeing so 〈…〉 hardly could he containe himsel● 〈…〉 euen as if he had already set 〈…〉 The learned Wizzard knowing by vertue of his skill how neere the houre of his deliuerance drewe had in this time of his aboade there called vnto y e people of the Iland and giuen them aduise to build a little Tower neere to the rockie cliffe where the yron Cage hung in expectation of some successe that was to ensue whereto they yéelded and accordingly performd it Primaleon who thought hee should neuer come soone enough to this labour when a farre off he had a sight of the Cage went on the merrier and being come within a bow-shoote of it hee suddenly felt vnderneath his boate somewhat resembling a huge great Fish that earnestly laboured to ouer-turne it and some-time he saw it lifted so high on the one side that he verily thought it would haue suncke to the bottome neuerthelesse his minde still continued inuinsible and onward went the boate vntill it attained so neere to the Cage that hee casting foorth one of his corded hookes by good hap it fastened caught hold on the Cage whereat Aliarte became a little discomforted fearing least the violent current of the water would driue the boate away so mainely in the streame y t the Cage thereby might be drawne into the Sea and so they both be drowned together Primaleon whose braine was some-what giddied and his stomack likewise sickishly altered with the fogge and damp of this troubled water sitting downe to rest himselfe awhile suddenly beheld in the stearne of his boate an olde aged man so weake and féeble in outward appearance as if each minute he should giue vp the ghost he sate laughed a pretty while at Primaleon who though with kind cō● of his yeeres did the like at him saying within him 〈…〉 ●t if there came no greater resistance right soone 〈…〉 ●he set at libertie Scorning to offer iniury to 〈…〉 ●we the stearne of the

had not Aliarte cryed out the sooner to him to beware of a Monster of the Sea which softly had stolne vp into the boate he had beene pluckt backward into the water but turning himselfe vpon this warning he beheld the strangest forme and shape that euer any man had seene before nor was this any faigned Monster but a meere abortiue of y e Sea which Drusa Velonna by her arte had brought out of the widest Seas to prohibite the freedome of Aliarte by any man This strange Sea-monster béeing indeede called a Tritone to wit a man after the Sea-kinde composed of flesh and fish in his seuerall substances came sternely vpon him grasping him so strongly betweene his armes with flings and wrestlings euery way that Primaleon hardlie knewe howe to helpe him selfe the Monster still dragging him to the boates side strugling very hardly to throw him ouerboorde and the boate kept such a dauncing on euery side as Primaleon could hardly stand vpon his féete Hée not knowing in this extremitie what was best to be done perceiued the long beard which he cut from the olde man to grow vppon the chinne of the Monster wheron he tooke fast hold and dragd him about the boate after him in such manner that seeing he vsed no furder contention hee cast off the Monster to his owne libertie whereuppon because he would come no more in so strict handling hee lay still a while very seruilely but started vp afterward verie quicke and sprightly and leaping about him to catch him within the cōpasse of his beard the Knight as nimbly kept aloofe off from him so that all the Monsters slights prooued but in vaine Now because this conflict shewed not as yet on which side the victory was likeliest to fall a crimo● blush of shame dyed Primaleons chéekes y t his labour prooued fruitlesse when his hart assured him of happy successe for hee had wounded the Triton in diuers parts of his body which made his furie to raise it selfe with the greater violence being nothing else indeede but the meere induction to his death ensuing And let me tell ye withall that our Champions lauish expence of his blood abated his courage and very much weakened him so that while the Monster drew backe to breathe he as gladly leaned on his sword to enioy a little rest As thus he stoode a sudden flawe of the Sea smote the boate against the rocke and made the sterne end to split a little which rush of the boate casting Primaleon backward the Monster caught him by the feete dragging him along so rudely and spéedily that hauing gotten him halfe out of the boate the Monster leapt into the water still holding him fast by the feete but the weight of his body so counterpo●zd the Monsters tugging that he could not hale him out into the Sea Primaleon beholding the extremitie of his perrill strugled toward the ropes that held the hookes fast in the Cage and catching holde of them one of them to which hee most of all trusted loosed in the knot and so cast him quite out of the boate into the Sea where beeing heauily loaden with his Armour he would not forgoe the cord but kept it still in his hand for a man when hee is in the greatest perrill will neuer faile in some part of hope hauing any thing that may but appeare to sted him When the Monster saw him thus in the water he came violently vppon him casting his armes about him stroue all hee might to diue and drowne him but men neerest death being most couetous of life make what meanes they may to auoyde the detriment so did Primaleon in this desperate agonie for suddenly hee tooke the Monster by the beard and getting aloft vppon him kept him strongly vnderneath him then fastening the cord about his girdle and afterward to the side of the boate hee drew foorth hi●●ger and wounded the Monster in so many seuerall p● that there he quite kild him But nowe came the greatest danger of all for the Monster dying gript him the more strongly betwéen his armes and as he suncke he drewe him downe likewise where it had béene impossible for him to haue escapt but by the cord at hs girdle fastened to the boate whereby with much adoe he got vp againe and then the Boate proued his greatest enemie for his owne weight had almost ouer-turnd it vppon him beside his wounds wexed stiffe and festering when euen as by méere weaknes his hold was like to deceiue him there came a mightie billow of the Sea which skansing the heauier side of the boate threw him the easier iust into the midst of it where finding himselfe frée from any perrill he praysed God on his knees for deliuering him out of so manifest a danger No sooner was the Monster suncke into the Sea and he vppon his feete within the boate but the storme and tempest immediatly ceassed and the enchauntment béeing ended the wise Aliarte by his skill caused a great fire to flame in the boate which seruing as a warning to Dorina that now the aduenture was accomplished shee came presently in a little Skiffe and in short while was with Primaleon where binding vp the wounds he had receiued and pouring in oyles of precious soueraigntie they sate downe and rested after this long labour CHAP. LXIII Heere followeth the deliuerance of the wise Aliarte and vvhat Drusa Velonna did in hinderaunce thereof THE people of the Iland hauing noated the angry rough windes and mightie tempest on the Sea remained in hourely expectation what would ensue concerning Aliarte and albeit he had caused them to build the tower assured them of his spéedie deliuerance yet not one of them durst enter into such hardines as to come and beholde the prosecution of the act But when they sawe the ayre more mildly calmed and no rough stormes were stirring abroad then they ranne forth vppon the Rocke and others of them came thether with a faire goodly Shippe to try if now they could attaine to the Cage The Ship arose in such a height that her sides came close to the Cage whereby Primaleon the easier compassed to loose the holde that fastned it to the Rocke labouring with his hookes and hammers till at last it was at perfect libertie to the no little ioy of the people which they expressed by loude shoutes and chéerefull acclamations then went they all vpon the shoare carrying by Aliarts direction the Cage along with them Drusa Velonna was all this while very busily imploied in recouering Tirrena by enchauntment from Constantinople for she being now growne great with child the Sorceresse intended to bestowe the Kingdome of Paraz vppon the infant as in right discent from his Father Dirdan and therby to bring a fresh affliction vpon the Christians This made her y e lesse respectiue of Aliarts imprisonment which questionlesse she had else further prolonged if not hindered Dorina in the déede dooing But when by her Arte she was informed that her enemy

promises by whose direction he was altogether guided But as we said before Aliarte hauing an eye vppon all her procéedings sent first aduertisement thereof to the Emperour and afterward ordained that the Knight of Fortune should haue newe Armes made him wrought all of Diamonds with sharpe Ponyards sticking foorth quite ouer it the better to breake the Knights blowes when they came to combate and that the Griffon which we spake of before being naturall and not magicall might not so easilie seaze vppon him And because by subtile meanes they must enter the Iland where all the worlds strength would nothing auaile them they made a little Barque séeming to be one whole peece of wood and closed ouer in such sort that Primaleon being in it could no way be offended by the water and when it was lanched into the Sea it appeared not like to the forme of a Barque but rather like a huge vnweldie péece of Timber béeing driuen by the waues violently vpon the Iland where suddenly it opened and Primaleon stept foorth vppon the shoare armed as hath béen alreadie declared and with a kéene edgd Axe in his hand Drusa Velonna hauing espied him imagined herselfe now quite vndone but to let nothing lack of what she could doe she ranne to her spells and raised such a hellish mist or fogge as the Pallace by no meanes could be discerned in which time shee caused the Knights to arme themselues and sent them forth against him perswading them that hee was no man but a huge monstrous enchaunted Hedg-hog Whē Primaleon saw so many armed Knight come against him and all of them well knowne to him by their impreses he grew doubtfull what his successe would sort vnto yet prepared neuerthelesse to assaile them CHAP. LXVII How and what the wizzard Aliarte wrought against the enchauntment of Drusa Velonna and what ensued to Primaleon THe learned Aliarte standing inuisible on the shore of the Iland and perceiuing that these valiant Knights knew not Primaleon whereby might ensue the death of one another threw likewise a Magicall fume vppon the I le which béeing carried by the wind vppon the Knights faces wrought this effect that they discerned him to be a man and not a Hedg-hogge as before he séemed where-upon they went toward him with theyr swordes drawne But Arguto Floraman and Florian suspecting that hee came for the rape of Victoria as by the enchauntments force they were verily perswaded beganne furiously to assaile him and hee well auoyding their blowes with his Axe returned them such sharpe repayments that they finding theyr swords ouer-weake for resistance vsed what skill they could for theyr owne defence Now it happened that Arguto shunning a blow of the Axe ranne vpon Primaleon and giuing him a thrust ful in the sight of his Helmet made it flie open that his face was seene whereupon Florian knowing the Prince and howe déerelie he affected his Daughter desiring to make her his wife in mariage gaue backe offered no more resistance But Arguto and Floraman respecting him as theyr riuall in loue ranne both very violently vpon him and had handled him hardly but that Primaleon passing his sword quite through Floramans Beuer wounded him in the fore-head and the blood running downe into his eyes so hindered his sight as he was constrained to retire and leaue Arguto alone with him hand to hand The battaile betwéene them lasted aboue-two houres with very great disaduantage to Arguto because Primaleon shrewdly mangled his Armour with his Axe and in the end had staine him but that Oliuanto Florian and the rest stept between them causing them to giue ouer the combate when presently they felt themselues freed frō the enchantment which before had restrained them to y e place Whervpon the wise Aliarte beeing still inuisible wrought so by his learned skill that diuers Ships closed immediatly on the Iland and Arguto suddenly would haue stept into one of them in rage spléene to haue parted thence as hee did before at the I le of Carderia but Aliarte perceiuing his enuious intent shewed himselfe to him and suddenly st●yed him when taking him aside from the rest he thus spake to him My Lord you are too froward and malicious and hether am I come onely for your good for by mine Arte I fore-saw that Primaleon would giue end to this aduenture as in right and reason it belongs best to him and that Victoria should loue him beyond all other by whom she enioyeth the benefit of libertie wherfore neuer pursue that obstinately whereto the heauens are no way agréeable B●t because your loue shall receiue some answerable requitall and to continue kindnes between men of so high deseruing Primaleon hath a sister named Concordia of no lesse beautie then her Mother Miragarda whom leaguing your selfe in loue and friendship with Primaleon you may the easier obtaine in mariage Arguto being both wise and valiant and no fault in him but only emulation in matter of honour tooke no little pleasure in Aliartes friendly aduise and albeit his loue to Victoria presently ceased as reason respect thought it most conuenient quickning his desires to see faire Concordia yet prizing his Knightly repute before the weight of affection he returnd him this aunswere Discreete learned father it can be no disparagement to me to accept Primaleons faire sister as my wife but rather therby my state shal be aduanced in being thought worthy of so rich a beauty Neuerthethelesse because Frysoll my grand-father would neuer giue superiority to Palmerin d' Oliua vntil he had made proofe by chiualry which of them deserued to be accoūted worthiest I sée no reason why I may not hold the same opinion concerning him whom I hold as my honorable enemy Therfore graue father vntill I haue tried by euident proofe whether he or I am the ablest man at armes I will not graunt to loue his faire Sister or any other Lady whatsoeuer in which humor I am determined to part hence to expect apt occasion for the combat betwéen vs since Fortune hath fauoured him with the end of this aduenture Aliarte perceiuing the scope of his purpose accompanied him to the Barque where commending him to God Arguto departed much troubled in his minde For albeit hée would not as yet resolue to affect the fayre Concordia yet her beautie and honour caried so generall commendation as he iudgd it no meane grace for him to enioy her in marriage and these thoughts wrought more and more with his stronger purposes in which humour let vs leaue him to his trauaile till more needfull time require to remember him againe The other Knights Florian onely excepted beeing deuoted in their loues to diuers Ladies finding themselues fréed frō the force of the enchauntment after kind thanks to Primaleon Aliarte departed whether themselues best pleased Primaleon staying as reason required behind thē to performe a further seruice depending on the aduenture Drusa Velonna to supply the cast so